{
  "id": 1602944,
  "title": "Gang revenge and a white Cadillac: Tupac Shakur murder trial begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/gang-revenge-and-a-white-cadillac-tupac-shakur-murder-trial-begins",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:38:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/08/18/gang-revenge-and-a-white-cadillac-tupac-shakur-murder-trial-begins/231722"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thirty years after the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, his trial began in a Las Vegas courtroom, as jurors heard the details of an act of gang revenge orchestrated by Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips. Davis ordered the killing after his nephew was beaten by a rival mob, according to prosecutor Binu Pilal. Shakur, who publicly participated in the humiliation of Davis's nephew, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting from a white Cadillac. Davis, who did not pull the trigger, handed a gun to someone in the back seat of his car and ordered the individual to shoot Shakur. Davis has repeatedly confessed to his role in the murder, and if convicted, he faces life in prison without parole.",
  "summary": "LAS VEGAS, Aug 18 — Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boa...",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "‘I want my little brother back’ – Tupac’s brother reflects, says trial won’t bring justice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/i-want-my-little-brother-back-tupacs-brother-reflects-says-trial-wont",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:37:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Long-awaited trial begins in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas killing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/long-awaited-trial-begins-in-rapper-tupac-shakurs-1996-las-vegas",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:07:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "‘Truth or fiction’: US trial of Tupac Shakur’s accused killer begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/truth-or-fiction-us-trial-of-tupac-shakurs-accused-killer-begins",
        "published": "2026-08-17T21:39:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}